C-50 vs FX-9370

Primary details

Comparing FX-9370 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1360	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.20	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD C-Series
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date	6 July 2013 (10 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	$162	$83

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-9370 and C-50 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	4.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm
Die size	315 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9370 and C-50 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3+	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6250

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and C-50.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 July 2013	4 January 2011
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	9 Watt

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